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Dung beetles help rainforests regrow – but extreme drought and wildfires in the Amazon are killing them off

  • Written by Filipe França, Researcher, Tropical Ecology, Federal University of Pará
Dung beetles help rainforests regrow – but extreme drought and wildfires in the Amazon are killing them offAn Amazon forest in Brazil's Para state after deforestation and wildfires March 9, 2019. Unlike in some tropical forests, the animals of the Amazon are not adapted to survive fire.Gustavo Basso/NurPhoto via Getty Images

The dung beetle may eat and nest in poop, but its role in nature is anything but humble.

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